Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating

Job Title: Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating

Industry Sector: Hot Water Cylinders, Air Source Heat Pumps, Regional House Builders, Property Developers, M&E Contractors, Heating Installers, Plumbing Contractors and Plumbing & Heating Merchants

Area to be covered: M62 East of Manchester

Remuneration: £40,000 Neg. + £10,000-£15,000 Uncapped Commission

Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid Car & Full Benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating will involve:

* Field sales role selling a manufactured range of hot water cylinders and air source heat pumps

* Four and a half days a week on the road field sales role, remainder of time making appointments and doing associated paperwork

* 90% Domestic focussed, 10% commercial

* 50% of your time selling through regional plumbing & heating contractors/ one man installers as well as regional house builder

* 50% of time account managing circa 100 plumbing and heating merchants such as Plumb Base, Grahams, Plumb Stores, City Plumbing Supplies and Wolseley

* Responsible for an area with a £2m-£3m turnover, hitting budget and only available due to splitting large North West region

* Circa 200 heat pumps per year (4 per week)

* Area very capable of doubling in turnover

* 70% account management, 30% new business development

* Average order values for heat pumps £3,000, £500-£1,000 for cylinders

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating with:

* A proven field sales track record within the plumbing & heating market

* Sold to plumbing & heating contractors, heating installers or regional house builders

* Plumbing & heating merchant customer experience is not essential

* 12 months+ field sales experience, but may look at merchant sales person with significant experience with plumbing & heating contractors, heating installers or regional house builders experience

* Water heating/ cylinders or air source heat pump sales experience not essential

* Strong interpersonal skills

* Must be well organised with a desire to win business

The Company:

* Est. UK 12 years+

* £60m+ UK turnover

* 140+ UK Employees

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist construction field sales recruitment consultancy, dealing exclusively with construction field sales jobs, construction field sales vacancies and specification field sales positions within: Unvented Hot Water Cylinders, Air Source Heat Pumps, Gas Burner, House Builders, Property Developers, M&E Contractors, Plumbing Contractors and Plumbing & Heating Merchants, water heating, boilers, M&E, HVAC, H&V, ventilation, boilers, cylinders, pipework, M&E contractors, M&E consultants, plumbing, plumbing and heating, plumbing contractors